Tag: Merrifield
Guapo’s brings Tex-Mex flavors to Merrifield
Guapo’s, a Tex-Mex restaurant, is now open in Merrifield. The owners are planning a grand opening celebration on the evening of Jan. 10 with live salsa and mariachi music. The restaurant is located in a long-vacant building at 3052 Gate House Plaza that housed Chevy’s several years ago. Guapo’s features such standard Tex-Mex fare … Continued
Guapo’s to open in Gate House Plaza
The former Chevys Fresh Mex restaurant spot in Gate House Plaza off Gallows Road in Merrifield will be taken over by Guapo’s, another Tex Mex restaurant. Fairfax County approved a building permit Sept. 9 to renovate the interior space and patio. The new restaurant could open in March or April 2023, reports a Guapo’s manager. … Continued
Former Inova buildings to be repurposed
Highland Square Holdings and Madison Marquette, the partnership converting five vacant offices at the Skyline Center into live/work units, are bringing that concept to an office building in Merrifield. Madison Highland Live Work Loft Services LLC plans to transform two former Inova Health System buildings at 8100 Gatehouse Road and 2990 Telestar Court into residential … Continued
Autonomous shuttle offers free rides from Mosaic to Metro
Rep. Gerry Connolly (left) and Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chair Jeffrey McKay in front of Relay. Relay, the autonomous electric shuttle connecting the Mosaic District in Merrifield to Metro is up and running. Federal, state, and county officials, along with private sector representatives cut the ribbon Oct. 22 inaugurating the first driverless public transportation vehicle … Continued
Mosaic District draws crowds despite pandemic
A closed section of Strawberry Lane serves as a gathering space. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and a heat wave, the Mosaic District in Merrifield was fairly crowded on Sunday evening. While several places have closed in recent weeks, new ones have opened or are coming soon. Leon offers chicken, burgers, pitas, and slushies, among other … Continued
Autonomous shuttle in Mosaic to start testing
Testing of the autonomous electric shuttle that will provide free rides between the Mosaic District and the Dunn Loring Metro station in Merrifield could start as early as this week, according to a tweet from the Fairfax County government. After the testing phase, called Relay, will be officially launched and available to the public. Relay’s … Continued
Fairview Park Drive office building sold
The future home of BAE Systems [Fairview Park] Menlo Equities purchased the 15-story office building at 2941 Fairview Park Drive in Merrifield for $97.9 million March 25. The seller is listed as 2941 Fairview Park Drive LLC. BAE Systems, a global aerospace/defense corporation, is slated to move its headquarters, and about 350 employees, from Arlington … Continued
Quiet times at the Mosaic District
Strawberry Park is closed. Most restaurants at the Mosaic District are offering takeout only, with only a few allowing inside dining, as the coronavirus pandemic sweeps the nation and social distancing rules are in place. There are only a few shops still open, but Mosaic isn’t a ghost town, as there were a fair number … Continued
Board of Supervisors renames Merrifield Center for Sharon Bulova
The Merrifield Center. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors agree to rename the Merrifield Center for former board chair Sharon Bulova. The Merrifield Center, at 8221 Willow Oaks Corporate Drive in Merrifield, is operated at the Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board. It opened in January 2015. “For more than three decades, Sharon Bulova dedicated her … Continued
Supervisors approve Inova expansion on Gallows Road
Future development proposed for the Inova Center for Personal Health. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on Sept. 24 approved a huge expansion of the Inova Center for Personalized Health (ICPH) on a117-acre property between Gallows Road and the beltway. The ICPH, including the Schar Cancer Center and a conference center, are already occupying some … Continued
Planning Commission endorses Merrifield Suburban Study – with a few key changes
A proposed comprehensive plan amendment would greatly expand the Inova Center for Public Health. The Fairfax County Planning Commission approved an amendment to the Fairfax County Comprehensive Plan for the Merrifield Suburban Center Sept. 19 that would facilitate redevelopment at the Inova Center for Personal Health (ICPH) and Fairview Park. The amendment goes to the … Continued
Planning Commission defers decision on Merrifield development
Merrifield Suburban Center Task Force Chair Charlie Hall speaks at the Planning Commission hearing. After a lengthy hearing on a proposed plan amendment to allow extensive development at the Inova site on Gallows Road and at Fairview Park, the Fairfax County Planning Commission deferred a decision to Sept. 19. The proposal, agreed to by county … Continued
Capital Bikeshares now available in Merrifield
A Capital Bikeshares station in Tysons. [Tysons Reporter] There are now three Capital Bikeshare stations in Merrifield, allowing people to rent a bike for a one-way ride from kiosks at the Mosaic District, Dunn Loring Metro Station, and Merrilee Drive and Lauren Elizabeth Lane. Bike sharing is designed as a last-mile solution to get from … Continued
Driverless shuttle service planned for Merrifield
An example of an autonomous shuttle in a report on economic initiatives submitted by the Fairfax County Executive’s Office to the Board of Supervisors. [City of Arlington, Texas] The first autonomous shuttle service in Fairfax County – and most likely the state of Virginia – could be operating within a year or so between the … Continued
Inova development would worsen Gallows Road traffic
A Providence District task force considers major development proposals. Traffic is already horrible on Gallows Road and will become much worse if there’s a lot of new development on the Inova campus on the site of the former ExxonMobil headquarters. That’s the consensus of members of the Merrifield Suburban Center Study Task Force who shared … Continued